Hanging means for awnings and the like



B. PERLMAN HANGINQMEANS FOR AWNINGS AND THE LIKE July 1, 1941.

Filed March 28, 1939 INVENTOR Ben Per/mafl ATTORNEY Patented July 1, 1941 an, NewYor-k, N. Application March 28, 1939, S'ei ialNo'. 264,517

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a hanging means for awnings andthe like. a Q g The principal object of this invention is to provide asimple, inexpensive and efiicient means for hanging awnings. 7

Another object is to providesuch means as will be light in weight, easily adaptable to the various sizes of Windows and door. openings and maybe readily applied to and removed from the awning. An additional object is to provide such means as will not cause wear. to the awning material or'c'loth but will distribute the hanging strain overamaximum area. 2

A still further object is to pr'ovide a hanging means which will be neat in appearance.

Numerous other objects of this invention will be readily apparent'irom' an. examination of the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in Which- Fig; 1 is a perspective view of the device showing the upper hemmedportion of the awning cloth-with a rope within the hem and a fragmentary piece of the remainder of the awning cloth;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged'sectional View of the deviceon the line 2;2 of Fig; 1, but also showing by dot-ted'line the hinge-like assembly of the channel members;

Fig.3 is a fragmentary perspective View of the separated channel members of the device unassembled and without'the awning;

Fig. 4-. isa perspective view of the preferred form'of operating-pulley hookf Fig; 5 is aside View of a modified form of operating=pu1ley hook';and'.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a further modification of the operating pulley hook.

Referring.more'par-ticularly to the drawing, A represents, generally, the hanging means, and B, the awning. p

The awning may be of. any of the customary types; At the upper'endi of the awning, the canvas,'du'ck or other clothlii, forming the awn:

ing, is tfolded over a rope or twine l I and stitched to providea hemmed upper awning portion with the rope I l running through the hem longitudinally. This hemmed. portion of the awning containingtherope 'l l is the part to which the hanging means Aisqapplied.

The hanging means A includes a pair of sheet metal channel members l2 and 13, respectively, substantially thefleng'th of the width of the awn:

ing. The main portion M of the channel member I2 and'the main portion l5 of the rear channel member l3 may be of any cross-sectional shape/so longas when the channel members are assembled. together in proper position ashereinafter described theyprovidea substantially tubular member within which the hemmed portion of the awning containingthe rope ll may be carried. In actuallpractice, for reasons of appearance, efiicien'cyfl and. inexpensive I manufacture among other reasons, it has been found that it is advisable to form these main portions; l4 and l 5; respectively/poi the channel members 12 and I3 in a substantially sem i circular eross sectional shape, to" thus rem when, assembled, a tubular member, substantially circular in cross-section;

Preferably, the front channel member l2 has its main, portion lllfformed in an are slightly greater" than a semi-circle and" slightly greater than the arcof the main portion [5 of the rear channel member l3; A pair of spaced hanger slots iii are cutoutof'the main portion I4 of the,

front channelm'er'nber" rm; the upper part thereoi adjacentfits' edge ll to provide. apertures through which the respective hangers l8 (referred to hereinafter). may be passed,

The rear channel member 13 has a pair of spaced hangers i 8' preferably integrally formed with the mainfportion l 51thereofj.) These hangers l8 projectradially upwardly from the upper edge l9 of'suchrnai'nfportibn J5 and each has an eye 201for receiving a hook; nail, or other similar securing me'ans (not shown) for fastening the awning assembly tofawindow frame or building.

Depending, substantially. radially. from the bottom edge Zlj or the main portion I5 is .a flange 22 extendingv along the' entirellength of the main portionJiiTliis name 22 isipreferably integrally iermeaiwitnuiemam portion is; substantially diametrically opposite to the. hangers I8 and having'it'sirfee edg 23' extending in .a-substantially 'oppositedirection from the hangers l8.

Dependingsubstantially radially from the bottom edge 24 'of the m n portion I4 isa flange 25 similar to the flange 22, and extending along the entirelength ofi'the main portion ll. This flange 25 is also preferably similarly integrally formed with its respective main'portion I4, and is substantially diametrically opposite to the hanger slots l6. and has'its: free edge 26' extending in a direction: substantially opposite from: the hanger slots IS.

The channelimembersl z and: are intended to be. associated in ahinge-like manner by passing;thepupstandinghangers. [.8 of the rear'channehmember. 1.3; through the hanger slots H5 of the front channel member l2, whereby the latter will swing hinge-like on the hangers 18, as

shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. An aperture 21 is provided at each end of the flange 25 and, where required, additional apertures 28 may be spaced intermediate the end apertures 21. In the flange 22 there are provided apertures 23 which register with the apertures 2? and 28 when the front and rear channel members I2 and i3 are hingedly assembled as described above.

To secure the hanging means A to the awning B, the hingedly-assembled channel members l2 and [3 are parted at their flanges, hinge-like, and the upper hemmed portion of the awning containing the rope H is introduced into the tubular portion of the hanging means with the rope H extending longitudinally of the channel members. The front and rear channel members 12 and iii are then brought together so as to form a seat for the hemmed portion of the awning containing the rope H and so that the flanges 22 and 25 press therebetween the folds of the awning hem intermediate the rope H and the main body of the awning cloth it}. The awning is then drawn downwardly so that the hem at the bottom of the rope M will be brought into close seating upon the lower interior portion of the tubular portion of the hanging means A. Holes are then punched in the awning cloth at the points where it extends between the registering apertures 27, 28 and 29, and eyelets, rivets or similar fastenings 3d are then passed through these registering apertures in the flanges and awning cloth and secured in place so that the flanges 22 and 25 grip the awning cloth tightly therebetween.

In actual practice, the upper awning cloth hem has the stitching thereof close to the rope H, and the short folded-over portion of the upper awning cloth hem which projects beyond the hem stitching is relatively narrower than the flanges 22 and 25 so that the flanges of the assembled hanging means conceals such hem.

The awning cloth at its upper end is thus secured within the hanging means against lateral movement, both by reason of the eyelets 359 which pass through the flanges and awning cloth, and by the gripping action of the flanges extending substantially across the entire awning width. The awning is similarly held against downward movement from the hanging means, and additionally by the seating of the hem at the bottom of the rope I i upon the lower interior portion of the tubular portion of the hanging means.

Means for attaching operating pulleys for raising and lowering the awning may be provided by a hook 3 l. Preferably, as shown in Fig. 4, this pulle hook M will be cast or bent and formed from a single T-shaped piece ofheavy sheet metal, and will comprise a vertical hooked portion 32 with a pair of wings 33 extending horizontally and at right angles to the hooked portion Where bent and formed from a T- shaped piece of sheet metal, the stem of the T will form the hooked portion 32 and the top or cross-piece will form the wings 33 of the pulley hook A restricted aperture 35 is provided in the main portion 55 of the rear channel membeer 3 intermediate the upper edge 59 and the bottom edge 2! thereof, through which the hooked portion 32 of the pulley hook 3! may be passed from the concave side of the rear channel member 53 with the wings 33 extending longitudinally of the channel member in opposite directions to prevent any but the hooked portion 32 of the pulley hook 3| to pass through such restricted aperture 35.

A modified form of pulley hook such as shown in Fig. 5 may be similarly used. This modified form may be cast or formed of a piece of wire. The hooked portion 32a may be similarly passed through the aperture 35 and a collar 33a. projecting from the shank of the pulley hook prevents its passing completely through the restricted aperture 35.

If it is desirable to have the pulley hook rigidly permanentl secured to the hanging means, the modified form shown in Fig. 5 or Fig. 6 may be used. Where this is desirable, the end 35a of the pulley hook shown in Fig. 5 is passed from the convex side of the rear channel memher 53 until the collar 33a seats against the outer surface of such channel member and the end 34a projects beyond the inner (concave) side thereof, whereupon the end 34a is hammered over rivet-fashion, or bent or otherwise similarly secured, or the further modified form of hook shown in Fig. 6 may be secured by'a rivet, eyelet of the like, passing through such hook and main portion Id of the channel member l3. The hooks may also be secured to the hanging means at the flanges by the eyelets 30 or similar fastening means, or by passing the hook partially through the registering apertures in the flanges.

It will be understood that this invention is not 1 confined to the specific details shown and described as numerous changes and modifications and full use of equivalents may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In an awning assembly, a pair of channel members, hangers on one of said pair of channel members projecting through the other of said pair of channel members whereby to hinge the same together, depending flanges extending along each of said channel members, means for attaching operating pulleys to said hanger-bearing channel member, and means for securing said depending flanges together.

2. An awning hanging means including a pair of sheet metal channel members having the main portion of each thereof substantially semi-circular in cross-section, hangers on one of said pair of channel members projecting through the other of said channel members whereby to hinge the same together at the upper edge thereof to form a substantially circular tubular receptacle for receiving longitudinally therein the thickened upper end of an awning and permitting the main portion of the awning to depend therefrom between the lower edges of said channel members opposite said hinged upper edges, and means for securing said channel members rigidly together to grip said depending portion of the awning between said lower edges of said channel members.

3. An awning hanging means having a separable tubular frame for receiving a thickened upper edge of an awning and forming when closed a seat for said thickened upper edge, said frame having an aperture therethrough, means for attaching an operating pulley to said frame, said means comprising a hook adapted to be passed from within the inner side of said frame thrOugh said aperture and means including an enlarged portion on said attaching means for retaining said hook in said frame, and means for maintaining said frame in closed position.

BEN PERLMAN. 

